Tennessee Strugglin....

**KMAC_ATTACK** · 01-15-2010, 09:23 AM

Wow, now this is gettin ugly....

The HC job has been offered to and refused by:
Muschamp
Gruden
Calhoun
Cutcliffe

Next on the offers list: Derek Dooley of La Tech and Al Golden of Temple.....

There's supposed to be a surprise candidate out there that if true, would rival the hiring of Kiffin to SC....supposedly, this coach if approached would take it....

Now i have a guess on who this surprise coach would be: Steve Spurrier.....i think he would love to get out of South Carolina, he needs a better atmosphere to recruit to and South Carolina just isnt doing it....This would be a splash hiring and a huge upswing for the program.

One other name out there that i think would be a great fit: Tommy Bowden...he did a great job at clemson and got canned for it, in his tens years at Clemson he was 90-49, averaging 9 win season every year he was there and went to a bowl game every year except one year they declined....his last hire for O. coordinator sealed his doom, but from the HC position that program was run clean and his players graduated....He would be a great fit with SEC experience....

**DaddyMac** · 01-15-2010, 09:29 AM

Muschamp and Gruden aren't all that surprising, and I think a little pie in the sky.

Calhoun is a curious turn down.

Hadn't heard that Cutcliffe had turned them down. As of yesterday a few sites said he pretty much had the job. That one really is odd. Two stints there in the past?

**nj829** · 01-15-2010, 09:31 AM

I would be shocked if Spurrier when there, the fan base hated him with a passion when he was with Florida, it would be the equivilent of Hayden coming to coach ISU. Have heard quiet rumblings of Petrino leaving here in Arkansas, but I don't think it will happen, although he has been coach for 2 years now...

**bawbie** · 01-15-2010, 09:32 AM

I just can't believe Cutcliffe was offered that job and turned it down. My guess is that he announced he is staying at Duke because he wasn't offered the job.

Also, Tennessee fans HATE Steve Spurrier with every ounce of their being, I don't think that'll be the choice.

I think the surprise candidate is : Phil Fulmer!

**Tre4ISU** · 01-15-2010, 09:32 AM

Originally Posted by KMAC_ATTACK

Wow, now this is gettin ugly....

The HC job has been offered to and refused by:
Muschamp
Gruden
Calhoun
Cutcliffe

Next on the offers list: Derek Dooley of La Tech and Al Golden of Temple.....

There's supposed to be a surprise candidate out there that if true, would rival the hiring of Kiffin to SC....supposedly, this coach if approached would take it....

Now i have a guess on who this surprise coach would be: Steve Spurrier.....i think he would love to get out of South Carolina, he needs a better atmosphere to recruit to and South Carolina just isnt doing it....This would be a splash hiring and a huge upswing for the program.

One other name out there that i think would be a great fit: Tommy Bowden...he did a great job at clemson and got canned for it...he needed better coordinators, but from the HC position that program was run clean and his players graduated....He would be a great fit with SEC experience....

SS would be a good hire for them. He is a good coach. I am worried however. I am worried because I have heard some rumblings of a Rich Rod hire. As a Michigan fan, this would suck something major. I have a bad feeling that if he were approached, he would listen. I think this because of the way he has been treated by not only the Detroit Freep but also the administration. They had two players, one of which is a 4-5 star #1 dual threat quarterback, who had everything in line to enroll early, and the admissions office would not let them in. Man I hope that doesn't happen. That would set them back another 2 years.

**jtdoyle1** · 01-15-2010, 09:43 AM

Originally Posted by KMAC_ATTACK

Wow, now this is gettin ugly....
One other name out there that i think would be a great fit: Tommy Bowden...he did a great job at clemson and got canned for it, in his tens years at Clemson he was 90-49, averaging 9 win season every year he was there and went to a bowl game every year except one year they declined....his last hire for O. coordinator sealed his doom, but from the HC position that program was run clean and his players graduated....He would be a great fit with SEC experience....

Players graduating and running a clean program... that doesn't sound like a good fit for the SEC at all.

**Wesley** · 01-15-2010, 09:44 AM

Yes, Dave McCarney is also available.

**CycloneSupt6** · 01-15-2010, 09:45 AM

Originally Posted by KMAC_ATTACK

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There's supposed to be a surprise candidate out there that if true, would rival the hiring of Kiffin to SC....supposedly, this coach if approached would take it....

This is supposedly Bob Stoops. My boss is a HUGE Vols fan.

**KMAC_ATTACK** · 01-15-2010, 09:53 AM

Originally Posted by DaddyMac

Hadn't heard that Cutcliffe had turned them down. As of yesterday a few sites said he pretty much had the job. That one really is odd. Two stints there in the past?

Cutcliffe released a statement this morning - he is out....but then again, we've heard that before in the coaching world, maybe there wasnt enough zeros behind the number!!!!

Originally Posted by nj829

I would be shocked if Spurrier when there, the fan base hated him with a passion when he was with Florida, it would be the equivilent of Hayden coming to coach ISU. Have heard quiet rumblings of Petrino leaving here in Arkansas, but I don't think it will happen, although he has been coach for 2 years now...

Similar to how Bama fans absolutely hated Nick Saban in 2003 when he led LSU to the national championship and beat down Bama in the LSU-Alabama rivalry 27-3.....Winning helps you forget a lot about someone being on the other side!!!! I can personally relate, i hated with a passion Charles Haley when he was with the 49ers, but, when he put on the star, i loved the guy!!!!!

But interesting info on Rich Rod, that would be a big blow!!!! Then the Ferentz to Michigan crap would start flyin!!!!! AGAIN!!!!!

**MNCyGuy** · 01-15-2010, 09:54 AM

Originally Posted by CycloneSupt6

This is supposedly Bob Stoops. My boss is a HUGE Vols fan.

That would be real interesting

**KMAC_ATTACK** · 01-15-2010, 09:55 AM

Originally Posted by CycloneSupt6

This is supposedly Bob Stoops. My boss is a HUGE Vols fan.

That would be even a bigger shocker.....

I don't think leaving the big 12 south for the SEC East is going to help his cause of stockpiling Championships....it definitely won't be easier.....

**XLK9** · 01-15-2010, 09:56 AM

SI was talking about Lovie Smith yesterday (SI.com NFL Truth & Rumors).

**isuno1fan** · 01-15-2010, 10:03 AM

Go take Gus from Chiz...not sure why it is taking so long

**djcubby** · 01-15-2010, 10:18 AM

Originally Posted by isuno1fan

Go take Gus from Chiz...not sure why it is taking so long

Chizik is going to be hurting when that guy leaves, which should be pretty soon. I am actually surprised that TTech didn't look at him as another offensive mind to replace Leach.

**cyclonenum1** · 01-15-2010, 10:52 AM

Originally Posted by bawbie

I just can't believe Cutcliffe was offered that job and turned it down. My guess is that he announced he is staying at Duke because he wasn't offered the job.

Also, Tennessee fans HATE Steve Spurrier with every ounce of their being, I don't think that'll be the choice.

I think the surprise candidate is : Phil Fulmer!

Cutcliffe is older and has had some medical problems...not sure he wants the pressure of a Tennessee type job.

Louisville fans used to hate Rick Pitino when he was at UK too.